20 war and historical dramas Band of Brothers fans should watch

Collider updated Jan. 29, 2026 with a roundup of 20 shows recommended for fans of HBO’s Band of Brothers, the ten-part miniseries based on Stephen Ambrose’s book that follows Easy Company in the European Theater of WWII. The list highlights A Small Light (2023), a National Geographic biographical war drama about Dutch secretary Miep Gies who helped hide Jewish refugees including Anne Frank’s family; Turn: Washington’s Spies (2014–2017), an AMC period drama about the Culp Spy Ring in the Revolutionary War; and The Unit (2006–2009), CBS’s action drama about elite special forces.

Other picks include The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019), Amazon Prime’s alternate-history series where the Axis won WWII; Shōgun (2024), praised as an Emmy- and Golden-Globes–nominated, visually spectacular period drama set in 1600s Japan; and The Winds of War (1983), a seven-episode miniseries based on Herman Wouk’s novel about lives changed by the outbreak of the conflict.

The roundup also cites Catch-22 (2019), a satirical miniseries adapted from Joseph Heller’s novel about the futility of war; World on Fire (2019–2023), a BBC WWII drama that aired until its 2024 cancellation; Birdsong (2012), a BBC serial about a WWI veteran; and Tour of Duty (1987–1990), CBS’s Vietnam War series following an infantry platoon.

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